➀ Sony explains the reasons behind the higher price of PS5 Pro; ➁ PlayStation Senior Principal Product Manager Toshi Aoki discusses the hardware improvements; ➂ The inclusion of new technologies like SSD and Wi-Fi 7

➀ Sabrent's Rocket 4 Plus 8TB Gen4 SSD is on sale for $979, a 35% discount. ➁ It offers 7.1GB/sec reads and 6.6GB/sec writes. ➂ Comes with free Sabrent Acronis True Image software for easy cloning.

➀ SK hynix and Solidigm are expanding SSD production due to high demand from AI servers. ➁ Enterprise SSD prices have increased by 80%. ➂ The companies are focusing on producing high-capacity SSDs using QLC technology.

➀ Western Digital's Ultrastar DC SN861 SSDs use Fadu's FC5161 controller, a South Korean company specializing in enterprise SSD solutions. ➁ The FC5161 supports 16 NAND channels and offers advanced enterprise features like OCP Cloud Spec 2.0 and SR-IOV. ➂ The SN861 provides high-speed performance with sequential read speeds up to 13.7 GB/s and write speeds up to 7.5 GB/s, available in capacities from 1.6 TB to 7.68 TB.

➀ Kioxia demonstrated an optical interface SSD at FMS, developed with funding from NEDO to reduce data center power consumption by up to 40%. ➁ The optical interface allows for data transfer over long distances, enabling storage to be kept in separate rooms with minimal cooling requirements. ➂ The demonstration showed a slight loss in IOPS performance but significant latency advantages over traditional copper network links.

➀ Silicon Motion demonstrated the flexibility of their MonTitan Gen 5 Enterprise SSD Platform at FMS 2024, showcasing its ability to optimize data placement for AI data pipelines. ➁ The platform utilizes the NVM Express standard's Flexible Data Placement (FDP) feature to reduce write amplification and improve performance. ➂ Silicon Motion's approach allows for customization and flexibility, appealing to flash array vendors and differentiating from competitors like Phison.

➀ Kioxia demonstrated a new RAID offload methodology for enterprise SSDs at FMS 2024, aiming to address performance scaling issues in RAID arrays. ➁ The proposed solution utilizes PCIe direct memory access and the SSD controller's memory buffer (CMB) to avoid data movement to the CPU. ➂ The PoC showed significant reductions in CPU and system DRAM utilization, and Kioxia plans to contribute this feature to the NVM Express working group for potential standardization.

➀ Western Digital introduces 4 TB microSDUC and 8 TB SDUC cards with UHS-I speeds, and two 16 TB external SSDs. ➁ All products utilize BiCS8 QLC NAND technology. ➂ The 16 TB external SSDs include a SanDisk Desk Drive and a SanDisk Extreme Pro model, with the latter being a technology demonstration.

➀ Western Digital showcased their upcoming PCIe 5.0 x4 M.2 2280 NVMe SSDs at FMS 2024, targeting mobile workstations and consumer desktops. ➁ The company demonstrated two versions: a performance segment drive with an 8-channel controller and a mainstream version with a 4-channel DRAM-less controller, both using BiCS8 218-layer 3D TLC. ➂ Western Digital emphasized the power efficiency of their platform, promising low power consumption under stressful traffic, making it suitable for both mobile workstations and desktops.

➀ Western Digital has teased a 128 TB SSD using BiCS8 QLC NAND, designed for AI data lakes and capacity-intensive applications. ➁ The BiCS8 NAND features 218 layers and a hybrid bonding scheme, suitable for Gen 4+ drives. ➂ The SSD's firmware is optimized for AI checkpointing, supporting sequential writes and simultaneous read operations.

1. Micron has started shipping its 9th Generation 276-layer TLC NAND, offering significant improvements in density and performance. 2. The new NAND features a 44% increase in density over the previous generation and supports transfer rates up to 3600 MT/sec. 3. Micron's 2650 client SSD is the first product to utilize this new NAND technology, providing high-speed storage solutions for various applications.

1. OCN online shop is offering member-exclusive discount coupons for NVMe SSDs. 2. The Crucial T500 series 2TB model (CT2000T500SSD5JP) is available at the lowest price of 22,980 yen with a 2,000 yen discount coupon. 3. The sale also includes other models from different brands with varying capacities and specifications.

1. Micron Technology introduces the Micron 9550 NVMe SSD series, boasting the world's fastest PCIe 5.0 data center SSDs; 2. These SSDs offer maximum sequential read speeds of 14GB/s and write speeds of 10GB/s, with up to 67% higher performance than competitors; 3. They are designed for AI workloads, with random read speeds of up to 3.3 million IOPS and write speeds of 400,000 IOPS, making them suitable for large language models and graph neural network training.

1. SK hynix plans to release a 60 TB SSD next quarter, entering the ultra-premium enterprise SSD market. 2. The company expects eSSD sales to quadruple compared to last year. 3. SK hynix has options to use its own or Solidigm's controllers for the new SSD.

1. Micron introduces the 9550 series SSDs, claiming they are the fastest enterprise drives with up to 14 GB/s read speeds. 2. The drives feature a PCIe 5.0 x4 interface and 232-layer 3D TLC NAND, available in various capacities and form factors. 3. Micron emphasizes the power efficiency of the 9550 SSDs, claiming up to 81% less energy per terabyte transferred compared to competitors.

1. Crucial, a brand of Micron Technology, has unveiled the Crucial P310 2230 NVMe SSD, boasting read speeds of 7,100MB/s and write speeds of 6,000MB/s. 2. The SSD is designed to meet the demand for high-capacity and high-speed storage in portable gaming consoles, leveraging proprietary 3D NAND technology, innovative controller technology, and fine-tuning in collaboration with Phison. 3. The drive achieves up to 1 million IOPS for random reads and is available in 1TB or 2TB capacities, with an M.2 2280 version for PC gaming planned for release in the fall.

1. Crucial launches the P310 NVMe SSD, targeting the M.2 2230 market for handheld gaming consoles. 2. The P310 offers top-tier read/write speeds of 7.1 GBps and 6 GBps using Micron's 232L 3D NAND and Phison's E27T controller. 3. Available in 1 TB and 2 TB capacities, the P310 focuses on power efficiency and cost-effectiveness, though it has lower endurance ratings compared to competitors.

1. Western Digital has introduced an 8 TB version of its SN850X SSD, doubling the top capacity. 2. The new drive uses a 4-channel controller and BiCS 5 112L NAND, offering peak read speeds of 7,200 MB/sec and write speeds of 6,600 MB/sec. 3. The 8 TB model comes with a price premium and is available both with and without a heatsink.

1. Kanguru introduces self-encrypting SSDs for data protection; 2. Targeted at healthcare, military, and energy sectors; 3. Features AES 256-bit hardware encryption and FIPS 140-2 certification.

1. Samsung has introduced a 61.44 TB SSD, the BM1743, using 7th generation V-NAND QLC memory. 2. The company plans to offer the drive in U.2 and E3.S form factors for PCIe 4.0 and 5.0 respectively. 3. Samsung envisions future drives reaching up to 120 TB capacity based on the same technology.